Wrench.



No. 7I0,|64. Patented Sept. 30, |902.

M. M. MURRAY.

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MAURICE MORIARTY MURRAY, OF BAXTER, CALIFORNIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,164, dated September 30, 1902. Application iiled February 7,1902. Serial No. 92,981. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MAURICE MORIARTY MURRAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baxter, in the county of Mariposa and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wrenches, of which the following is a specification which is sufficiently clear and concise as Vto enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention consists in the parts, arrangement, improvements, shape, and combinations thereof, substantially as hereinafter shown and described,and specifically set forth in the appended claim terminating this speciication. y

The most important object of my invention is to providea wrench especially adapted to be used on vehicles, in providing parts adapted to lit the various sizes of nut commonly used on vehicles, and more especially to provide a wrench for removing the nuts from ends of the axles of Vehicles and for holding the nut after it has been removed, so that it will not come into contact with the floor or earth and will not have to be handled by the operator.

' Other objects and advantages will appear from the following specification.

The details of the invention and the inanner of operation will now be fully set forth, and the novel features will be recited in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my newly-invented wrench. Fig. 2 is a vertical or top View of the same. Figs, 3, 4, and 5 are top detail views of the parts adapted to be inserted in the main body of my wrench, as will be hereinafter described;

and Fig. 6 is a detail side view of the partk shown in Fig. 4 and showing the side view of the parts shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5.

In the drawings, A represents a fiat member, with rounded corners of a thickness suf-V cient to give it the proper strength, and is provided with a square opening B therethrough, as shown. Secured on the outer edges of A are three legs C, D, Vand E, the same being secured to and are integral parts of A. Said legs extend downward and out- Ward at approximately the proportions shown. The lower end of each leg is slightly enlarged and is provided with notches 1, 2, and 3, respectively, which notches are designed to be used as Wrenches, and eachis of a size different from the other two.

G, Ii, and I represent blocks of same size as the member A, each being provided with an outwardly-extending flange L, as shown in Fig. 6. Said blocks are adapted to fit into the opening B of the member A, the flanges L restinglaround the outer edges of B, and thus preventing the blocks from slipping through the hole B. The inner or central portions of G, H, and I are cut out into various shapes and sizes, as shown by M, N', and O, for the purpose of forming dierent-size wrenches.

It is now apparent that should it be desired to remove a large-sized nut the member A can be placed over the nut, allowing the nut to enter the opening B, and by using the legs C, D, and E as levers the nut can be removed or turned in either direction. If the opening B is too large for the nut to be turned, then I drop the plate G into the opening B,

which will reduce the size of the wrench to that shown by M, or if a smaller size is desired I can drop the plate H into the opening B, thus reducing the size to that shown by N. The plate I can be inserted in the opening B in like manner; but in this plate I have shown a round hole Which can be of a size sufficient for holding a candle or is made square and of a size different from either M or N, if desired.

It is apparent that I provide a wrench that Y will lit a great variety of vehicle-nuts; that an axle-nut can he removed and retained in the wrench by sitting'the Wrench on the iioor in the position shown in Fig. 1, which `will hold the nut up from the floor While the operator s'engaged in oiling the spindle; that I provide a wrench which will be very handy and useful and which can be made and sold at a comparatively low price.

My invention is perfectly adapted to accomplish the results for which it is intended, and l it is evident that changes inand modifications ofthe specific construction herein shown and described may be made and that analogous parts may be used to accomplishr the same results Without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of its many advantages.

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I wish it understood I do notededicate any therein with three legs radiating from and at obtuse angles tothe body portion,of auxiliary 15 blocks, adapted to t in the opening in the body portion, each provided with central openings therein of various diameters,all sub- Y stantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my zo naine to this specification in' the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MAURICE MORIARTY MURRAY.

Vitnesses: y

EDW, GRENFELL,

J oHN T. MURPHY. 

